HackingEducationEducationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Southern California University of Health Sciences

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Mar 24, 2026

Filed

May 18, 2026

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Southern California University of Health Sciences →

Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General on May 18, 2026, of a data event affecting two NH residents. Unauthorized activity occurred between March 23-24, 2026, resulting in the viewing and copying of files containing names and Social Security numbers. SCUHS engaged outside cybersecurity specialists, conducted a comprehensive review, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring via Kroll to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 55 days

Mar 23, 2026

Begins

Mar 24, 2026

Discovered

May 18, 2026

Filed

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6274102dfa5ded982026-05-18Verified by operator
Nebraska State AGbd_ede90f32113b5ee02026-05-18Verified
California State AGbd_8fb33406b14e90992026-05-19 · +1dVerified by operator
Maine State AGbd_a44cfd69c101fa782026-05-19 · +1dVerified by operator

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Massachusetts State AGbd_c6e1f66e835a5eaa2026-05-19 · +1dCandidate

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Southern California University of Health Sciences
norm: southern california university of health sciences
Domain: scuhs.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Mar 24, 2026
Breach occurred: Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: May 18, 2026
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Consumer Protection & Antitrust BureauNotifying other state regulators, as required
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Launched a response with assistance from outside cybersecurity specialists to secure the network
Undertook a comprehensive review of the impacted files
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months, through Kroll
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying other state regulators, as required, as well as the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Implemented additional safeguards to protect data in our care
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(55 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGMay 18 · first

Nebraska State AGMay 18 · first

New Hampshire State AGMay 18 · first · this page

California State AG+1d

Maine State AG+1d

Massachusetts State AG+1d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/southern-california-university-health-sciences-20260518.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 18, 2026
Raw hash: 4f9befef6206432764216469a23f8b699e7999c243aee4b56a90a62d157c8808

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entitySouthern California University of Health Sciences

Incidentdiscovered Mar 24, 2026

Stated responseLaunched a response with assistance from outside cybersecurity specialists to secure the network

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov